evolution
evolution Lexical Profile
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• noun
The process by which different kinds of living organisms are believed to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth, driven by mechanisms such as natural selection and genetic drift.
"Fossil records provide compelling evidence for the evolution of modern whales from land-dwelling mammals."
The gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex or advanced form.
"The exhibition traces the rapid evolution of personal computing over the past four decades."
A pattern of movements or maneuvers executed as part of a choreographed routine, athletic exercise, or tactical formation.
"The figure skater performed a series of graceful evolutions across the ice."
The giving off of a gaseous product or heat during a chemical reaction.
"The reaction of zinc with hydrochloric acid results in the rapid evolution of hydrogen gas."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Latin evolutio ('an unrolling' of a scroll), from evolvere ('to unroll or unfold'). Its modern biological sense was popularized in the mid-19th century by Herbert Spencer and Charles Darwin.